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QA Training

Join the 2026 LARCC Cohort: Applications Due August 21

The Laboratory Animal Research Coordinator Certification (LARCC) Program, a unique education and networking opportunity designed to boost compliance knowledge across all aspects of the U-M Animal Care & Use Program, is currently accepting applications for its 2026 Cohort. The 2026 LARCC Program will run from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM every Wednesday** beginning September 2 ...
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AAALAC eRAM QA

Protocol Spring Cleaning: Benefits & Best Practices

Email communications from the Animal Care & Use Program are largely informed by an individual’s assigned role on an active animal use protocol. Most emails are auto generated by the software systems (e.g., eRAM, Cornerstone Learning, Enterprise Health) that our Program relies upon to maintain regulatory compliance, manage multi-faceted research projects, and track training required ...

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Have Compliance Questions? Get Answers with QA Virtual Office Hours!

The Quality Assurance (QA) Team in the Animal Care & Use Office offers virtual, on-demand office hours for the U-M research community to drop-in (via Zoom) and get help on a variety of topics, including protocol management, regulatory and compliance-related issues, inspection preparation, planning for the upcoming AAALAC 2026 Site Visit, and more. The QA ...
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ACU-FAC QA Training

Applications Now Open for the 2025 LARCC Program

The Laboratory Animal Research Coordinator Certification (LARCC) Program, a unique education and networking opportunity designed to boost compliance knowledge across all aspects of the U-M Animal Care & Use Program, is now accepting applications for the 2025 Cohort. The 2025 LARCC Program will run from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM every** Wednesday beginning September 3 ...
LARC certification emblem over stock image of staff members having discussion. 2025 LARCC Program Cohort Applications Due Friday, August 15

ACU-FAC QA

Join the 2024 LARCC Cohort: Applications Now Open

Now entering its fifth year, the Laboratory Animal Research Coordinator Certification (LARCC) Program is currently accepting applications for its 2024 Cohort. The LARCC Program is a unique education and networking opportunity designed to boost compliance knowledge across all aspects of the U-M Animal Care & Use Program. The 2024 LARCC Program will run every Wednesday ...
LARC certification emblem over image of staff members having discussion. 2024 LARCC Program Cohort Applications Due Friday, August 16

eRAM IACUC QA

New Animal Use Protocol Template Launches in eRAM on November 20

In December 2022, we announced that a new Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC) protocol application and submission form – commonly referred to as “V2” – was being piloted in eRAM. After completing the successful pilot phase in which 60+ protocols were created and approved by the IACUC using the V2 format, we are ...
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Animal Care & Use Office Welcomes Three New Staff Members

In recent months, the Animal Care & Use Office (ACUO) Quality Assurance (QA) Team has welcomed three new staff members: Each brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to their new roles, including previous work with the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) and serving as a Laboratory Research Technician. To better support the U-M ...
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ACU-FAC QA

2023 LARCC Program Now Accepting Applications

The Laboratory Animal Research Coordinator Certification (LARCC) Program, a unique education and networking opportunity designed to boost compliance knowledge across all aspects of the U-M Animal Care & Use Program, is now accepting applications for the 2023 Cohort. The 2023 LARCC Program will run from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM every Tuesday beginning September 12 through November 14, ...
LARC certification emblem over image of staff members having discussion. 2023 LARCC Program Cohort Applications Due Friday, August 11

QA

New ACUO Structure Aims to Centralize, Strengthen Support Services

Big changes are happening in the Animal Care & Use Office (ACUO)! Over the next several months, the roles and responsibilities of the Quality Assurance (QA) and Research Compliance Associate (RCA) Teams will be combined in order to provide more centralized support for all animal research-related compliance and protocol management processes. Most changes will occur ...
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Kathy Ignatoski Joins the Quality Assurance Team

Kathy Ignatoski, PhD, has recently joined the Quality Assurance (QA) Team in the Animal Care & Use Office (ACUO). In her new role, Kathy will be responsible for: Kathy brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the QA Team, including 30+ years in all levels of research – postdoc, research investigator, PI, lab manager, ...
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ACU-FAC QA

2022 LARCC Program Now Accepting Applications

The Laboratory Animal Research Coordinator Certification (LARCC) Program, a unique education and networking opportunity designed to boost compliance knowledge across all aspects of the U-M Animal Care & Use Program, is now accepting applications for the 2022 Cohort. The 2022 LARCC Program will run from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM every Tuesday beginning September 13 through ...
LARC certification emblem over image of staff members having discussion. 2022 LARCC Program Cohort Applications Due Friday, September 9